Armed motor cycle



p V13, 1932'- A. E. MANZER 1,876,995

ARMED MOTOR CYCLE Filed Dec. 21, 1931 Anal-n 4 Patented Sept. 13, 1932 I r name STATES PATENT neuron}- i i i 4 r aee sa i reesai a etrr'osmefi murnwrwsveae 7 Application filed Ilecemher' 21, 1931. Serial No. 582,210.

'ilhis invention relates to a motorcycle proand provide a motorcycle provided with a yided with a gun mounting including a suitable mounting for a shoulder arm, said holder operably connected to the steering mounting maintaining the shoulder arm in means of a motorcycle, whereby a suitable operative position in a plane paralleling the defensive weapon such as a rifle, shotgun or longitudinal axis of :the motorcycle, thus persub-machine gun maybe carriedin a readily mitting the operator of the motorcycle to available manner by the operator or rider maintain an object in line with his iweapon y of the motorcycle. A motorcycle thus as long as the motorcycle is headed towards equipped is particularlyadapted jat'or use by such .oibject. V r s I 10 officers in the administrative bran-ch of the A still further object of this invention is to Government such as, for example, state, disclose'and provide a mounting and gun a county and municipal olficers, thereby perholder operably connected to the fork of: a mitting their scope ofac-tivityand usefulness motorcycle, said holder being pivoted on a to be materially enlarged. horizontal axis and capable of releasably car- Heretofore, motorcycle detachments have ryingga gun. l 1 been at a material disadvantage when op- -Anoth'er object oft-he invention is to dis posing armed enemies. For example, a 1110- close and provide a'gun mounting carried by torcycle officer of a municipality, in the thc handlebars and forkof amotorcycle,said exercise or his-police powers, often encoungun mounting including aholder pivoted on ters armed opposition from criminals surahori-zontalaxis andprovided with means i prised while perpetrating a felony or pursued {for releasably receivingand holding a sawedfrom the scene of the felony. Ordinarily, off shotgun, means for selectively holding the motorcycle ofiicers are merely armed With-a holder and gun in substantially horizontal hand weapon such as a revolver, whereas the position, and means tor releasahly looking I criminals are usually equipped with suitable the holder in inoperative position; l

a means of defense and a vehicle to facilitate These and otherob]eots,;uses and advantheir escape. It is extremely dii ficult for an tages of this invention will become apparent oifio'er to operate his motorcycle at high speed to those skilled in the art from the followand at the same time atteniptto use-his side ing detailed description of ap-reterred for-m 30 arm. :Theefiective range of a revolver may of the invention, it being understood that the be said to be limited to a distance @0f25 yards specific' embodiment' of the invention shown whereas the shoulder armS' gene ai y in 'the appended drawing is merely illusployedf by the, mi l C Such as f trative of one form which the invention may example, sawed- 0E shotguns and sub-machine a 1 r 2 1 n {have fi' an s of ',ve 1 j ln thedrawing referred to i the descrip more. 1 p It anobjeo Of this invention :to disclose g ji fi z fi ggi gsgggz motorbycle a P vi ma whereby a mq l provided withthe meansoithis invention. p 1s transformed 1nto a very efiective unit :2 is a Plan yiewfoithe fmnt vpontion capable of fmpmg equal tsarms h a of the motorcycle and un mountin carried larger vehicle equipped with suitable thereb l p l b a a v .p Weapons such as sawediofl shotguns d is an enlarged vertioal section taken Fig.

t is also an ob ect of this invention to dis ngfiu ina y h g the gu mq nt ng close and rovide a sim lo and economical n p motorc y' c'le construction? including a gun and l Shown 111 lg @Il g5 mounting provided with a holder pivoted on -g- 46-15 a transverse section taken along a substantially horizontal axisso asto permit h plane indicated m Fig. :8. 4 ashouilder anrnto be carriedby the-motorl rg. 351s ahorizont l seotrontaken along the plane *5'-'5 indicated in Fig; 3.- V

, cle. a y An object of this inventionis to disclose Fig; "6 1s an enlarged trout elevation of-a =1o0 portion of the means illustrated in Figs. 3 r and 5.

Fig. 7 is aside elevation of a modified form of holder of gun mounting. j

The motorcycle shown in Fig. 1 is one of customary type including a body portion generally indicated by the numeral 1, saidbody portion bearing amotor 2 andarear driving wheel 3. The front or steering wheel 4 is mounted in a fork generally indicated by the numeral 5, said forkbeing'pivotally'c om' nected to the body 1 on a substantiallyverti cal axis as is customary. Handlebars 6" a pe b y provided with handles 7 nected to the fork 5. l

. .-As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, thegun mounting is attached to the-handlebar 6. As shown in Fig.2, said gun mounting may'inolude-a '10 and yoke 11 so as to simultaneously hold the yoke and rest in position andatthe same time support the arm 12. The upper endof L the arm 12 terminates inia cylindrical-portion to receive a pivotpin16. V V v The holder 17 is pivotallymounted upon the pivot pin 16. The holder'17 may comprise spaced'side members-18 and. 19. These side members Band 19 maybe held in, spaced relation in any suitable .mannerl'j As shown in Fig. 4, the two member'smaybeintegralat the outer end of the holder 17, being con 15-provided with a horizontal bore adapted nected to each otherby means of abottom portion 20.. The holder 17 isalso'provided' with a front stop'21. Such stop 21' ay act as a spacing and connecting .means, holding o the side members 18 and 19 in-proper relation.

In general configuration, the holder 17 therefore resembles a channel'with an open top. The pin 16 may 'be'a bolt passin g through the side members" 18 and 19and providedfwith a suitable lock nut 23. The pivot pin orbo'dy ofthe bolt 16 may carry sleeves or collars 24 1 and 25, said sleeves'or collars 24 and 25 being 'yieldably urged towards the boss 15 carried bylthelupper endof the arm 12 as. by means of spring washers-26 and 27. The boss 15" may be provided with two horizontally dis-. posed radial beads2'8 and 29,. said beads being adapted to fcooperatefwith' complementary grooves in the .collars 24 and 25. H The collars '24 and 25. are preferablyspot-welded to the washers 26and27=respectively andsaid washposition with respect to.

ers are spo twelded to the side members 18 and 19 so that the'collars 24 and 25 rotate around the pivot pin 16 withthe holder 17.

I The collars '24 and 25 are, however, longitudinally movable along the pin 16. For this reason, when the holder 17 is partially rotated on the, pivot pin 16 and the beads 28 and 29, formed-in the boss 15, enter the corresponding grooves in collars 2'4 and 25, the holder 17 is snapped and held in position. Preferably, the bea'dsand grooves are so. arranged that the holder 17 is held in a substantially horizontal positionwith'respect to the motorcycle. 1 The holder 17'isalso provided with a rear stop. .Said rear stop is preferably yieldably rotated towards the front. stop 21. 'A stop of this nature isindicated in Figs. 3 and 4 and comprises all-shaped member 30 yieldablyat- V tached to thejholder; 17 and particularly toa partial partition, by means of pins 33 carried by therear stop member and extend ing-through suitable apertures in the rear partition 31. Springs 34 are carried bythe pins33 betweentherear. stop 30 and the partition 31, thus yieldably urging the rear stop 30 towards'thefront stop 21.

q The two stops 21 and 30 .are spaced at distance sufficient to "permit the. introduction of theejector actuating means of a magazine gun. I holdjthe loading and ejecting means of a sawed-off. shotgun 36J-which is introduced intothe holder 17 and retained in such holder infany suitable manneryas, for example, by means-of a flexible cover 37 encircling the holder 17jand releasably attached to said holder asbyineans of. the snap fasteners 38;

The grip 39 of the gun 36 extends rearwardly towardsthe'operator or driver of the motorcycle.

' e The rest is suitably connected to the front fork of the motorcycle and may. be pro- I vided with a'spring latch means 40 adapted to cooperate with a groove. or indentation 41 carried by the holder l7, In normal position, therefore, the gun 36 points downward ly; asindicated'at 36" (Fig. '1), the latch means 140;.c'ooperating with the indentation 41. and maintaining, the holder in "suchlows ered positionk When it is desired to employ the gun,; the "operator: may by manipulating th st k.3 ,,a the .horizontallpin 16. When a substantially horizontal position is reached, the means for selectively holding the holder'in a substan 'tially horizontal EPOSllilOIl (including the beads 28 and l29 andicorresponding grooves carried by the. ollars 24 and25) are actuated, in the position thereby maintaining. the un indicated in full lines in Fig.1. The loading ofv the gunif it be of the magazine type, is accomplished "by moving the gun longitudinally in its holder 17, the loadingiineans 85 being -gripped the holder betweenthe As shownin Fig.3, the stops 21 and 30 theholder 17 to pivoton 6 a It is to stopsfll and The ejection of shells'is accomplished by a similar longitudinal movement of the gun within the holder.

benoted that the gun 35 is therefore mounted as anlintegral part of theh-andlebars andfront" fork of the motorcycle and is provided- With means for varying the elevation .of the'gun in aplane paralleling the.

a longitudinal axisofthe motorcycle. It has 1 been found that even though the longitudinal axis of, the gun and gun mounting is 3 we inches aiway from the longitudinal axis of the motorcycle, it is'possible to fire the gun while themotorcycleis running at high" speed without having the recoil of thegun throw the vated. Apadlock,

front wheel of the motorcycle off its course and out of position. The yieldably urged rear stop appears toabsorb some of the recoil. 1 @The rest 10 may be provided with a rearwardly extending portion 4(lhaving an aperturejlltherein, said aperture being adapted 30 dental discharge of the weapon. The gun in a locked positionis indicated in Fig. 1 at 36".

ltis therefore evident that this invention provides a motorcycle provided with a body portion and a front fork pivoted in the lont'ti gintudinal 1'45 rear stops axis of the bodyportion, and a gun mount and holder connected to the fork and'handlebars, the gun holder being capable of moving integrally with the handlebars. Means have been provided for varying the ae elevation of the gun in a vertical plane paralleling the longitudinal axis of the motorcycle. Novel means have been provided for operating the reloading mechanism of the gun, such means comprising the front and 21 and 30 which hold the ejector means of agun 36. In actual operation, a

motorcycle officer may have all of the controls for operating the motorcycle placed in the left-hand grip of th'ehandlebars, thereby permitting him to control the motorcycle with iis left hand While operating the gun with the right. Reloading of the gun is accomplished merely by moving the gun longitudinally in its holder 17. Aiming of the gun is y facilitated by reason of the fact that the gun is always in substantial alignment with the axis of the motorcycle, or at least it is directed a quickly detach the gun from its holder.

in a plane paralleling the longitudinal axis of the motorcycle.

Furthermore, means have been provided whereby when necessary the operator may for example, the officer has occasion to leave his motorcycle, he may quickly rip the cover 37 off the holder by detaching the snap fas- If, a

portion,

teners 38, thus permitting him to withdraw the gun 36 from the holder for hand use.

Those skilled inthe art will readily conceive of numerous changes and modifications which could be made in the gun mount described hereinabove. The means for attaching the mount to the handlebars or front fork of the motorcycle, may be greatly varied. Fig. 7 illustrates a modified form of gun mount. As there shown, the rest 10, the holder 17 and the arm 12 are attached to an angular bracket carried by the handlebars or front forkof a motorcycle such as, for example, the customary lamp bracket. The means of attachment illustrated in Fig. 7 include a bracket 51 fastened onto the member 50. More elaborate means for selectively holding the holder 17 in desired positions may be provided.

All suchchanges and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims are embraced thereby.

I claim V 1. In a motorcycle provided with a body portion, a front fork pivoted in the longitudinal axis of the body portion and handlebarsconnected to said fork, the combination of a gun mount attached to said handlebars and provided with a trough-shaped holder.

mounted with its open side upwardly on a horizontal pivot,said holder being adapted toreceive and support a gun, and means for releasably retaining a gun in said holder.

; 2.. a motorcycle provided with'a body portion, a front. fork pivoted in the longitudinalaxisof the body portion and handlebars connected to said fork, the combination of a gun mount attached to said handlebars and provided with a trougl1-sl1aped holder mounted with its open side upwardly on a horizontal pivot, said holder being adapted to receive'a nd support-a gun, means for engaging with: and preventing the longitudinal movement of amagazine-gun placed in said holdenand means for selectively holding said holder in a desired position o said horizontal PlVOt. 1 1

: In a motorcycle provided with a body pertioma front fork pivoted in the longitudinalaxi's of the body portion and handlebars connected. to: said: fork, the combination of a gun :mount'attached to said fork andhandlebars and adapted to move integrally therewith, said gun mount including a horizontal pivot, and a gun holder pivotally mounted on said pivot, said holder including means adapted toreceive and yieldingly hold reloadiargnrechanism of a gun whereby a gun in said holder maybe reloaded from its magazine by longitudinal movement of-thegrin in said holden? 3 L: Ina-motorcycle provided with a body a front: fork pivoted in the longitudinal axis iof' the body portion and: handlebarsico nnectedztoisaid fork, the combination of a gun mount attached to said fork and handlebars andadapted to move integrally therewith, said gun mount including a horizontal pivot, a gun holder pivotally mounted on said pivot, said holder including means adapted to receive and yieldingly hold re loading mechanism of a gun whereby a gunin said holder may be reloaded from-its magazine by'lo'ngitudinal movement of the gun in said holder, and means for releasably retaining the. gun in said holder. J

5; In a motorcycle provided. with a body portion, a front fork pivoted in the longitudinal axis of the body portion and handlebars connected to said fork, the combination of a gun mount attached to said'forl: and handlebars to move integrally therewith, said gun mount being provided with a horizontal pivot'and a downwardly: inclined rest below said horizontal pivot, a gun holder pivotally connected to said pivot, means forreleasably lockinga gun in, said holder, and means for reicasably locking the holder on said rest 6. In a motorcycle provided with ya body 7 portion, a front fork pivoted in thelongitudinal axis of the body portion and handley bars connected to said fork; the combination of a gun mount connected to'said fork and adapted to move integrally therewith, said gun mount being spaced from, the longitudinal axis of the body and fork and-provided with a horizontal pivot substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of the body and fork, a holder pivotal'ly connected to gun holder including spaced side members pivotally connected to a vehicle, 'means for .releasably lockingia gun between said spaced side members ofsaid holder-,- and rear stop-members carried by and between said side members and adapted to grip the ends of the loading'mechanism of a magaopposing front zine'gun insaid holder whereby a gun in said wardly pivotally. connected to a vehicle, means for releasably locking a'magazine gun a front stopmember' in said trough 'member',

and a rear stop member carried by said gunmount for vehicles comprising, i

trough-shaped member, said rear stop member being provided with spring means 'adapted to yieldably urge the real-member toward the front stop member and to hold the loading mechanism of a magazine gun in said holder whereby a gun in said holder may be reloaded from its magazine by longitudinal movement of the gun in said holder. o Signed at San GabriehfCaL, this 10th day of December, 1931, v

- ARTHUR E, j

said pivot and adapted to receive and sup,-

Vport a gun, means'for releasably looking a gun in said holder, and means for selectively V holding said holder in a desired position on said horizontal pivot. r i V 7". gun mount for vehicles comprising, a horizontal pivot member, a gun holder includ ingspaced side members pivotally connected to said horizontal pivot and extending forwardly thereof, and a front stop member and a rear stop membercarried by said side mom bers, saidrear stop member being provided with spring'means adapted to yieldably'nrge therear member toward the front stop member so as to grip the loading mechanism of a magazine gun whereby a gun in said holder may be reloaded from itsmagazineby longitudinal movement of the gun insaid holder. 8. gun mount for vehicles-comprlslng, a gun holder 1IIClHdH1g spaced side members pivotally connected to a vehiclemieans carried by the side members and adapted toireceive and'hold a magazine gun placed. therebes tween, and a front stop member andja'rear stop member carried by and between said side members and adaptedto grip the ends of the loading mechanism of a magazine gun insa id. holder wherebya gun'in said holder i may-:be; reloaded fromiits magazine by lon-- j gitudinal movement of the gun in saidholder.

V9. A' gun'mount fo'r vehiclesjcomprising,a 

